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Tesla WiFi issues with 2019.40
Plainspotting from the Courtyard Isla Verde
We ended our Puerto Rico trip at the Courtyard Isla Verde. We booked the hotel as we originally had an early…
The Not-Quite-Hyatt Resort at Coco Beach
When we first planned our trip to Puerto Rico, we planned to book-end st-regis-bahia-beach-fami…
Overnight trip to NJ with 2019.40.2.1
During our daughter's first year, we flew quite a bit for family to meet her. We took a break from travelling just after she turned one, until we did…
Testing The Current at Tampa Bay
We recently flew down to Tampa to visit some family and to attend a couple baptisms. In past trips to visit, we'd stay along the Gulf coast (although…
Niagara: Sheraton on the Falls
We recently completed our first International road trip in our Model X Pensive, taking the one-year-old twins and their three-year-old sister to Niaga…
Crossing White Trucks and Tesla Autopilot
Tesla's autonomous driving mode still can't see white trucks crossing in front of it. This morning, on my way to work, I was following two cars along…
Tesla 2019.32.12: V10
Almost two weeks ago, Version 10 of Tesla's firmware began to roll-out, although I was having some trouble getting the upd…
Tesla v10 is rolling-out
Last week, Tesla v10 began rolling-out to a wider subset of select vehicle owners. The criteria appears to be full-self-driving enabled MCU2 vehicles…
Falcon Wing Doors: Current Status
During my first annual service appointment, Tesla replaced my key fob, which it had deduced as the cause…
Roadtrip: the Tesla takes all Three Children to Canada
We recently completed our first real road trip in our Model X Pensive. We packed our three year old and twin one year old kids into the Model X 100D,…
Tesla 2019.32.2.1 Update and First Impressions
My phone received a notification that my Model X, Pensive, had a software update waiting this afternoon. Each of the updates I've received this year…
British Airways has problems
While American Airlines has been dealing with a slowdown by their mechanics union, British Airways' pilots are in the midst of a strike which, over tw…
Tesla 2019.28.3 brings small improvements
My Model X, Pensive, recently updated from 2019.28.3 to 2019.28.3.1. As with most four-part-version releases, this is intended to fix release bugs an…
Tesla 2019.28.2—More of the same
Recently my Model X, Pensive, upgraded itself to version 2019.28.2 of Tesla's software. Originally, I started writing this to discuss what has changed…
Tesla 2019.24; Start-me-up…or just reboot
The latest update for my Model X, Pensive's software provides a generally improved autopilot experience; specifically 2019.24 seems a little less like…
The Hilton Surpass is not Worth Getting
So far, I've written about my experience with, and observations of Delta Skymiles; and…
My Model X Pensive's First Annual Service
My Model X, Pensive, reached its first birthday a couple of months ago, although I was reluctant to schedule anothe…
Tesla 2019.20.4.2: Turning the curve, and refreshed menu icons
For a while, it seemed like my Model X, Pensive, was not getting software updates. The new tesla…
Tesla 2019.20.2.1
Release 2019.20.1 is only about a week old, so I haven't yet written about any differences in driving dyn…
Tesla 2019.20.1—Honk if your door is open
Right on the heels of one solution to knowing if your doors didn't close, Tesla has baked-in their…
Why you need to have an EV chat channel at work
A dedicated EV-owners chat channel isn't just a place for its members to complain about bugs in t…
Tesla 2019.16.3.2
Just after tesla-autonavigation-on-i-90-under-2019-…
Tesla AutoNavigation on I-90 under 2019.12.1.2: Take Over Immediately
Check your Groundlink Reservations
I've not always had a great relationship with GroundLink, but after a bad initial impression they've worked their way ba…
2019.12.1 my tesla breaks for neither man nor car
Open Falcon-wing Doors
I got a notification that it was my turn to charge at the local energy spot, so I went out to fetch my car, only to notice that the passenger-side fal…
A Tesla Opening a Garage and Parking
Using Summon, once you arrive home and exit Model S or Model X, you can prompt it to do the rest: open your garage door, enter your garage, park i…
2019.12.1 Update Restores a Usable Web Browser